California's Wine Regions, Terrior, Day Trips, Wine Tasting
A wave of lavender aroma greets you at the door of this California winery. Lavender Ridge pegs its name on the purple flower common in the central valley and rolling … Continue Reading Aromatic Gold Country Winery: Lavender Ridge’s Rhone Blends Delight The Senses in Historic Murphy
California wineries are struggling, sales are declining. Direct to Consumer (estate on-site sales and club shipments) in California are declining. The central coast incurred the biggest deterioration, losing 14%. Around … Continue Reading California Winery Bankruptcies, Closures & Grape Oversuppply Mean Discount Prices Coming Your Way: 5 Indicators
Visiting a California winery can sometimes lead to bottle shock: prices for tasting have increased since Covid-19’s destructive run through our economy. In days of yore (back in 2015) you … Continue Reading The Price of Tasting California Wine: What Are Wineries Charging?
You aren’t buying enough wine. You’re not the only one. We wine lovers aren’t buying enough wine and California vintners are feeling the pain. They’re going bankrupt (Vintage Wines and … Continue Reading Another Trailblazing California Winery Bites The Dust: Closing Edna Valley Winery
A $100 California wine tasting is an oddity in California and Paso Robles as well. When Alpha Omega Collective opened last year with $50-$75-$100 tastings, we knew there would be … Continue Reading The $100 Wine Taste Fee Is Still Standing In Paso Robles: We Gauge It’s Impact After Their Anniversary.
Every region in California produces a different tasting wine and the flavors of the Central Valley Gold Country exemplify the great tastes of The Golden State. Cielo Estates just outside … Continue Reading Cielo Estate: California Wine in the Sierra Gold Foothills
Standing in her wine tasting room she declared, “We’ll never have a 50% off case sale.” Nine months later this California winery co-owner is hocking 50% off mixed cases of … Continue Reading California Wine Consumption Slumps: With Competition Growing, What’s Next In Pricing?
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The path to these California winemakers dream meandered through Spain, Paso Robles and Lompoc. Thusly the name Camins2Dreams, or translated, Path to Dreams. Tara Gomez & Mireia Taribo met each … Continue Reading Softer California Wine From The Cool Central Coast’s Wine Ghetto
Amador County is home to some of the great California wines we enjoy. Bella Grace Vineyards is one of those creators of consequential Vino. From whites to red’s they have … Continue Reading Bella Grace Winery: Classic California Gold Country Wine In Amador County
Cooler regions for California wine are usually found along the coast, areas like Lompoc, Santa Maria, Monterey & Alexander Valley. They are considered cool by California standards, home to Pinot … Continue Reading Lompoc Winery Shows Why Santa Barbara’s Not Just About Pinot Noir & Chardonnay
In California’s world of wine there are two competing camps sprouting up from Temecula to Paso Robles to Napa. The first camp of wineries are estates, places where you can … Continue Reading Rising California Winemakers Eschew Estates For Industrial Space
What’s with California wine regions tearing out wine grape vines? Fields of California wine grape torn asunder along with smaller wineries putting themselves up for sale. What is going on … Continue Reading Winemakers Hammered By Declining US Consumption & Exports
Yes, California wine is a dominant force in the world of wine. But will California wine be available during our cruise traversing the Pacific Ocean through the Panama Canal to … Continue Reading Plying The High Seas With California, New World & Old World Wines
Some California wine regions have big wines (big, bold, chewy) and some winery areas are known for their subtleties (softer tannins, more fruit flavor.) Monterey Country winemaker Ian Brand falls … Continue Reading California Wine For A Softer Palate At Monterey’s I. Brand & Family Winery
Straight from one of our favorite California Wineries, Scott Harvey Wines, Co-Owner Jana Harvey’s weekend email presents this fun look at the breadth of vino enjoyed by our White House … Continue Reading Which US President Loves California Wine? Hint, It’s Not #46.